Case for law-blanks



(No Model.)

H. W. GORY. CASE FOR LAW BLANKS.

No. 360,999. Patented Apr. 12, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY w. ooEY, OF sr. PAUL, MINNEsoTAj CASE FO R LAW- BLAN KS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360,999, dated April 12, 1887.

Application filed Februarylfi, 1885. Serial No. 156,005. (No model.)

To all whom it may concerns Be it known .that I, HENRY W. CORY, of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cases for Law-Blanks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an im proved case for holding law and other blanks,

. interior card-boards arranged in the body of the case and connected at the lower ends by knotted strings, which are attached to the rear cardboard, passed through openings near the-lower end of the remaining cardboards, and retained by the openings of the front wall of the case.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of myimproved blank-case, and Figs. 2 and 3 are respectively a vertical longitudinal and a vertical transverse section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the body of my improved case for law and other blank forms. The body Ais supported on a suitable stand formed of cross-legs B B, which are attached to the body in any suitable manner." I

The bodyA of the case is closed by a lid, 0, that is hinged to the rear wall of the case,and retained by a cord or strap, a, in open position, as shown in Fig. 3.

The body A of the case is made with fixed transverse side walls and converging front and rear walls, andprovided at its interior with a series of indexed card 'boards, D,which are provided with perforations or slits b b near their lower corners. Through the perforations or slits b b are passed knotted strings d, which are attached to the rearmost cardboard, D, while the knotted front ends are passed through the V-shaped recesses d to the outside of the casing, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. I

The different blanks are arranged between the indexed card-boards D, each set of blanks next to its corresponding card-board. The blanks are retained in position in the case A by drawing the knotted strings tight and then wedging them into the lower narrower parts of the V-shaped holes (1, which retain the strings din position. When the blanks are gradually used up, the card-boards are moved up close to each other by retightening the strings d, and fastening them again by allowing them todrop into the lower parts of the V-shaped holes d.

When it is desired to take any one of the blanks from the case,:the card-board indicating the desired blank is taken hold of and thrown, with all the card boards in front of the same, forward toward the front wall, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, while the remaining card-boards and blanks remain in position parallel to the rear wall. Access is thereby given to the required set of blanks, so thatwone or more may be conveniently removed 7 In this manner a cheap and convenient blankcase for lawyers and others is obtained, in which the blanks can be conveniently stored and removed for use. In place of the strings for connecting the card-boards, any other means by which the card-boards are connected to the lower part of the case may be used, so that they cannot be removed from the case, and canbe moved up close to the blanks.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- The combination ofa case being open at the top, and having converging front and rear walls, the front wall being provided with V shaped openings near the bottom, interior card-boards for separatingthe blanks, having perforations at the lower corners, and knotted strings passing through the perforations of the card-boards, said cords being attached to the rear cardboard and retained by the openings of the front wall of the case, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses. V

HENRY W. CORY. Witnesses:

EDWIN R. HoLooMEE. JOHN C. BULLITT. 

